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The first lady swung through Southern California, championing the Biden administration's work for women and LGBTQ people. Protesters over the Mideast war followed.

The U.N. Security Council has demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The resolution passed 14-0 after the U.S. abstained.

A visual essay on the daily lives of sorrow and grief for Palestinians living in the West Bank.

Trump's California-born advisor says he would deploy troops to blue states to seize undocumented immigrants, send them to camps, then expel them.

The Supreme Court's anti-abortion conservatives will decide whether to restrict abortion pills, including in California and other states where abortion is legal.

This is the third geomagnetic storm to reach G4 status during the current 11-year solar cycle, which began in 2019, officials said.

Kate Middleton's video in which she shares her cancer diagnosis stuns the tabloids into silence — for the moment anyway — with its revolutionary frankness.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's courageous call for the ouster of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu stands in contrast to Trump's malevolent inanities.

Lighting at some local Los Angeles landmarks will go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday in observance of Earth Hour, an annual event promoted by the World Wildlife Foundation.

The video announcement by Catherine, Princess of Wales, about her cancer diagnosis was short on specifics. Here's a look at what we know.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has an undisclosed form of cancer. She announced the news online after months of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

Using machines that measure brain activity, scientists were able to show that dogs understand that words refer to some of their favorite objects.

The Biden administration is frustrated on two fronts over Israel's war in Gaza. Russia and China vetoed a U.S. cease-fire resolution as Blinken met with resistance from Netanyahu.

Even as public opinion on the economy is up and crime is down, President Biden's approval ratings haven't changed. Should Democrats panic? No.

When conventional farms are bordered by organic crops, conventional growers use more pesticide to keep insects at bay, study says.

Kensington Palace confirmed that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has resumed charity work amid speculation of her whereabouts, according to the Telegraph.

Major League Baseball has had gambling issues, from the 1919 Black Sox scandal to Pete Rose's ban from the game in 1989. Will Dodger Shohei Ohtani be next?

The challenge in Mexico City, built amid lakes by the Aztecs, had long been getting rid of water, not storing it. Now its taps are running dry.

Since Trump got Republicans to bail on a bipartisan border deal, some Democrats have grown more outspoken in favor of stricter immigration policies and stronger border security.

University of California regents delayed action on a controversial proposal to control political opinion, such as criticism of Israel, from campus websites.

President Biden, trying to fend off former President Trump in the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, courts Latino voters and highlights pocketbook issues.

Representatives of Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani accused his interpreter of engaging in a 'massive theft' of the ballplayer's funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker.

The federal judge appointed by the former president keeps finding ways to delay Jack Smith's case while threatening to dismiss it later.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Texas' immigration law 'dehumanizing,' as U.S. courts weighed whether it can be enforced.